55 players remain in Calgary Flames training camp after opening round of cuts
By Ryan Pike
9 months agoThe Calgary Flames trimmed their training camp roster by nine players on Tuesday, reducing their total group to 55 players. The march towards the opening of the regular season continues.
The Flames have to file a cap compliant roster of between 20 to 23 players with the league’s central registry by 3 p.m. MT on Mon., Oct. 9. The regular season waiver period begins on Sept. 28, and Calgary Wranglers camp is expected to open in early October.
Here’s who remains in camp.
Goaltenders (6)
| No. | Player | Age | 2022-23 Team(s) |
| 35 | Oscar Dansk | 29 | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 25 | Jacob Markstrom | 33 | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 81 | Connor Murphy (AHL) | 25 | Union College (NCAA) |
| 50 | Matt Radomsky (AHL) | 24 | University of Alaska – Fairbanks (NCAA) |
| 80 | Daniel Vladar | 26 | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 32 | Dustin Wolf | 22 | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
Cuts: Jari Kykkanen (released from try-out on Sept. 26)
Vladar and Wolf have both played full pre-season games, while Markstrom has played two periods and Dansk has played one. Murphy and Radomsky haven’t gotten game action in yet, though Murphy dressed as Vladar’s backup in Seattle.
Defensemen (18)
| No. | Player | Age | Shot | 2022-23 Team(s) |
| 4 | Rasmus Andersson | 26 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 83 | Jonathan Aspirot | 24 | L | Belleville Senators (AHL) |
| 57 | Nick DeSimone | 28 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 44 | Mikael Diotte (PTO) | 20 | R | Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) |
| 48 | Dennis Gilbert | 26 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 96 | Jarrod Gourley (AHL) | 24 | L | Utica Comets (AHL) Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) |
| 55 | Noah Hanifin | 26 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 37 | Yan Kuznetsov | 21 | R | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 58 | Oliver Kylington | 26 | L | Did not play |
| 33 | Brady Lyle | 24 | R | Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) |
| 59 | Etienne Morin | 18 | L | Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) Canada (U18s) |
| 82 | Jordan Oesterle | 31 | L | Detroit Red Wings (NHL) |
| 72 | Jérémie Poirier | 20 | R | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 46 | Colton Poolman | 27 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 98 | Ilya Solovyov | 23 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 8 | Chris Tanev | 33 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 52 | MacKenzie Weegar | 29 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) Canada (WC) |
| 16 | Nikita Zadorov | 28 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
Cuts: Charles Cote, Tyson Galloway, Quinn Mantei and Donovan McCoy (released from try-outs on Sept. 26)
Kylington (undisclosed) has yet to participate in camp, while Gilbert (upper body) left the pre-season opener against Vancouver. Aside from Kylington, every blueliner remaining in camp has played a pre-season game. Hanifin and Solovyov have each played in two.
Forwards (31)
| No. | Player | Age | Shot | 2022-23 Team(s) |
| 11 | Mikael Backlund | 34 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 87 | Parker Bell | 19 | L | Tri-City Americans (WHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 61 | Clark Bishop | 27 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 79 | Lucas Ciona | 20 | L | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) |
| 20 | Blake Coleman | 31 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 39 | Matt Coronato | 20 | R | Harvard University (NCAA) Calgary Flames (NHL) United States (WC) |
| 93 | Mark Duarte (AHL) | 20 | R | Soo Greyhounds (OHL) |
| 29 | Dillon Dubé | 24 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 71 | Walker Duehr | 25 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 90 | Alex Gallant (AHL) | 30 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 42 | Samuel Honzek | 18 | L | Vancouver Giants (WHL) Slovakia (WJC) |
| 10 | Jonathan Huberdeau | 30 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 15 | Dryden Hunt | 27 | L | New York Rangers (NHL) Colorado Avalanche (NHL) Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) Toronto Marlies (AHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 64 | Ben Jones | 24 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 91 | Nazem Kadri | 32 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 86 | Rory Kerins | 21 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) Rapid City Rush (ECHL) |
| 43 | Adam Klapka | 23 | R | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 28 | Elias Lindholm | 28 | R | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 88 | Andrew Mangiapane | 27 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 75 | Mitch McLain (AHL) | 29 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 77 | Ilya Nikolaev | 22 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) Rapid City Rush (ECHL) |
| 22 | Jakob Pelletier | 22 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 78 | Emilio Pettersen | 23 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 76 | Martin Pospisil | 23 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 21 | Kevin Rooney | 30 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 63 | Adam Ruzicka | 24 | L | Calgary Flames (NHL) |
| 79 | Cole Schwindt | 22 | R | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 17 | Yegor Sharangovich | 25 | L | New Jersey Devils (NHL) |
| 65 | William Strömgren | 20 | L | Rögle BK (J20 Nationell) Brynäs IF (J20 Nationell) Brynäs IF (SHL) Calgary Wranglers (AHL) Sweden (WJC) |
| 38 | Brett Sutter (AHL) | 36 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
| 47 | Connor Zary | 21 | L | Calgary Wranglers (AHL) |
Cuts: Nathan Peer, Nathan Pilling and Oliver Tulk (released from try-outs on Sept. 26), Jaden Lipinski (assigned to Vancouver, WHL, on Sept. 26)
Pelletier (upper body) left Monday’s game with Seattle due to injury. Of the forwards left in game, Duarte, Gallant, Kerins, McLain and Nikolaev haven’t dressed for a pre-season game yet. Everybody else has played in at least one. Coronato, Dube, Ruzicka, Hunt, Zary, Jones, Sharangovich, Klapka and Pospisil have all played in two.
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